“You Have to Be Half Sensible!”: Tyson Fury Bans a Media House From Covering His?Fight?Ringside

Fans of combat sports are going to witness what is perhaps one of the most anticipated clashes. The World Boxing Council’s heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is all set to fight UFC superstar Francis Ngannou and the world just cannot keep calm. It is going to bring together fan bases of two of the most popular sports on the planet.

The hype and anticipation for the fight have already reached great levels. Tyson Fury has a huge following and so does Francis Ngannou. Sports media outlets all across will be waiting to cash in on the much-awaited fight, but they have barred one outlet from covering and even attending the fight.

Tyson Fury comes down hard at the radio show

It came after Tyson Fury explicitly put out a statement against them. talkSPORT, a sports radio famous for covering boxing fights, is the one to face the flak after their controversial host Simon Jordan made statements about the fight.

He passed statements of stark criticism over the fight, and that did not go down well with the heavyweight champion. “When you try and earn a living off someone, you have to be half sensible,” Fury told Boxing?King?Media.

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Responding to the swift ban, Jordan stated that he understood the extreme reactions. He also expressed regret over not being able to attend the fight, and that he was quite excited about it despite his comments. talkSPORT released a video of Simon Jordan addressing the ban in their podcast. It showed how he agreed some comments were in bad taste but still was equally pumped up for the fight.

Internet reacts to ban by Fury

Netizens too had some things to say about the entire issue and made their thoughts about it quite clear.

Wise called the podcast a clown show.

Shaun said that Simon should stay quiet.

Micky said that he should consider it “a win” that he isn’t going to be present for the event.

BigStew said this ban isn’t a loss for the radio show at all.

Danny, too, said that Tyson Fury was losing his charm by pulling off all these PR stunts at the end of his career.

Barring all the controversies aside, the fight promises to be a high-octane affair. Both UFC and boxing fans will witness two superstars at the height of their prowess. All eyes are now towards the fight and every fan is just counting the minutes to the clash. The majority of the boxing fans, however, have expressed their disappointment with Fury for his choice to engage in the fight. They claim it to be a taint on what is otherwise a career of brilliant achievements and widely celebrated.

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